- Elevation, modelled
- 7 m
- Tallest summit within 18.2 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9720, -122.0227
Vegetation Zone is a park in California, at a modelled 7 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.
- Operated by
- Coastal Watershed Council
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Vegetation Zone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 46° | 1,136 m | 13.7 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 47° | 1,097 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 28° | 1,063 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 23° | 1,061 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 46° | 1,046 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 347° | 985 m | 17.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 347° | 979 m | 18.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 23° | 917 m | 15.6 mi |
- 27.4 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Vegetation Zone: 0.1 mi
- Pacific Avenue Historic District: 0.2 mi
- San Lorenzo Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
- Octagon Museum Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Study 311: 0.2 mi
- The Boys of Summer: 0.2 mi
- Rocky Dogs: 0.2 mi
- Kimono Sighs: 0.2 mi
- Reclining Nude: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 0.4 mi
- Compass Rose Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Clock Tower: 0.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 0.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Williams-Reynolds House: 0.5 mi
- Undertow: 0.6 mi
- Looff Carousel: 0.6 mi
- NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Giant Dipper: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Bolcoff Hill: 0.8 mi
- Horseback Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
- La Corona: 2.8 mi
- Mount Alexander: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Buckeye Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Millennium Circle: 1.1 mi
- Wagner Grove: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 1.4 mi
- Arana Gulch: 1.5 mi
- El Dorado Riparian Corridor: 1.7 mi
- Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 1.7 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 41
- Riverside Gardens Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Community Orchard: 0.3 mi
- Beach Flats Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- BSSC Garden: 0.8 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 0.8 mi
Beaches: 38
- Harbor Beach: 1.4 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 1.5 mi
- Black's Beach/Lincoln Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sunny Cove Beach: 2.0 mi
- Swift Beach: 2.1 mi
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 3.7 mi
- Ferndell: 5.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 8.9 mi
- Fairy Falls: 9.0 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 10.4 mi
Springs: 16
- Dodero Spring: 1.6 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 2.4 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 2.6 mi
- Redwood Springs: 5.7 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Chrystal Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.6 mi
- Upper Quarry: 2.7 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 4.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 2.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 0 mi
- Capitola · 4 mi
- Aptos · 6 mi
- Watsonville · 15 mi
- Moss Landing · 17 mi
- Marina · 23 mi
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